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A-Mark Foundation returns with $15,000 for Missouri's best investigative reporting

Returning for 2026, the A-Mark Prize for Investigative Reporting will again recognize excellence in investigative reporting in the Show-Me State with winners receiving a portion of the $15,000 prize …

The October 2026 stories will include ghost stories along Missouri Route 66, including the Spooklight near Joplin.

MPA helping member papers get their kicks on Route 66

Route 66 played a significant role in Missouri’s history by serving as a transportation corridor that boosted economic growth, cultural exchange, and tourism across the state. Established in …

New rule could help reporters with obtaining court records

The Missouri Supreme Court issued an order on Dec. 16, 2025, changing the way redactions will work for court records, starting in July 2026. The new rules have some improvements that could benefit …

Missouri News Network

Cover crops can heal soil, but need time to take root

Inside a barn in southwest Missouri, Macauley Kincaid operates a massive contraption of wood and metal affixed with pipes, pulleys and wheels. “This was like state of the art for its time. …

Risky business: Farm safety net policies don't catch everyone

A rainbow of crops fills farmer Abbey Innes’ table at the Columbia Farmers Market: tomatoes, squash, garlic, kale and flower bouquets — all from her and her husband’s 15-acre farm …

An increasingly high-tech career: farming

Just above and to the right of farmer Thad Becker’s steering wheel in his John Deere combine is a screen about the size of an iPad. “I've got readouts on yield, current yield and …

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2026 Missouri Legislative Session Begins

Pre-Filing of Legislation for 2026 Session has Begun

MPA Legislative Update: Governor Kehoe Calls for Special Session

MPA Legislative Update: 2025 Legislation Becomes Effective Today

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Members' views

Let’s grow something wonderful together

I’d like to start 2026 by thanking you for entrusting me with the stewardship of an organization that means a great deal to me and one I truly believe in. I was flattered when I was first asked to …

AI is here to help. Do we want this help?

I admit I’m a little late to this discussion, but WTH are we going to do about AI? I don’t have any answers, just a lot of questions and a few opinions. I expect I’ll know a …

Thankful for local newspapers

As we head toward the Thanksgiving holiday, we are often encouraged to share things for which we are truly ‘‘thankful.” Family, friends, good health (and the like) are things that first come to mind.

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Notebook

January 2026 MPA Notebook

Maryville — The Nodaway News Leader announced last month it would cease printing and discontinue newspaper operations on Dec. 31. The newspaper began March 15, 1996, with publisher Kay Wilson at …

Missouri Press Insider: Jaime Mowers

Who owns the newspapers: In September 2024, Reaves and Williams LLC bought the paper from Lewis County Press. Monroe County Appeal and Ralls County Herald Enterprise combined into one newspaper in …

New member applications received

The Missouri Press Association has received an Active Membership application for The Independent Courier newspaper in Clarence. The publisher is James W. Johnston. The Independent Courier is an …

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Death notices

Don Ranly

Former Missouri School of Journalism professor Donald P. Ranly, 90, of Columbia died Nov. 10, 2025. Ranly became head of the J-school’s magazine sequence in 1976 and stayed there until 2004. …

Lisa Rau

Lisa Barbara Rau, 64, of Kimberling City, died Dec. 11, 2025, following heart surgery. Rau was well-known to Missouri media as the director of publicity and public relations for Silver Dollar …

Kathy Krier

Kathleen “Kathy” Ann (Carver) Krier, 79, of Warsaw died peacefully on Nov. 11, 2025, surrounded by her family, due to complications from vascular dementia following a fall in August 2025. …

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Protecting journalists digitally

The job title is something I’d never heard of: Program Manager for Digital Safety Training and Resources. Honestly, I wish it didn’t exist. Not that this work of advising journalists on how …

An inspired look at the need for a truly free press

A chill swept through the packed ballroom. Marty Baron, the distinguished retired editor of The Washington Post , stood before more than 100 friends of the free press in St. Louis. …

From the classroom to the newsroom: Dutch Mill takes on J-School

Dutch Mill Staff and Caden Ely, [Owensville High School] senior class president, went on a field trip to the Missouri Press Association (MPA) in Columbia on Oct. 30 to tour the building and learn …